Friday, August 22, 2008
It's the beginning of the end this weekend. The end of hot summer nights. The end of sitting at home watching delayed broadcasts of people running, swimming, and gymnasticizing. And the beginning of the end to August...
This year's Sunset Junction should be fun, not necessarily for the festival's official attractions (which are perfectly adequate) but for all the sideshow unofficial events happening in conjunction with the Junction.
If you're like us and hate big crowds, however, there's still plenty of stuff to do this weekend away from that part of Sunset. Tune into "Demolisten" tonight for which will probably be the first of many in-studio performances for Avi Buffalo. Beachwood Sparks make their triumphant return to an L.A. stage after nearly half a decade with a show at Echoplex with the ginormous lineup of The Tyde, The Movies, Mia Doi Todd, Blank Blue and others. Ima Robot opens for the one and only Cafe Tacuba at the Greek. Veruca Salt and Tsar (where the heck have you been?) at Viper. Red Maids, Mad Gregs, and Liz Pappademas at Echo Curio. Aushua, The Brobecks, and others at the Roxy. Sabrosa Purr, Shiloe, Happy Dwarf and others at Mr. T's Bowl. Tandemoro, The Hectors, Thailand, and Kissing Cousins at pehrspace. And Brion/Palmer at g'Net... Phew. Saturday, our old friends Dakah perform at California Plaza. Another old friend, Sylvie Lewis opens two nights for Sondre Lerche at the Troubadour. The Germs, The Mae Shi, and Spider Problem at The Echo. The Relationship and Pedestrian at Molly Malone's. The Ditty Bops at g'Net. El Vez at the Key Club... Sunday, Obi Best continues their Tangier residency. New buzz band Radiohead begin two nights at the Bowl with Liars. And a few post-Junction parties at the Echo/Echoplex with a bunch of famous DJs.
Beachwood Sparks - "Surfing Saints" (MP3)
Ima Robot - "Hello I Love You" (MP3)
Thailand - "Valley Vista" (MP3)
